Fingerprint Cards files patent infringement complaint against Goodix

Fingerprints Cards today announced that it has filed a complaint with the Beijing Intellectual Property Court against Shenzhen Goodix Technology Co. and a distribution company, regarding infringement of one of Fingerprint Cards’ Chinese patents.

The Swedish biometrics company alleges that some of the fingerprint sensing chips sold by Shenzhen Goodix Technology Co. violate Fingerprint Cards’ patent, and is seeking compensation for damages as well as a cease and desist order to stop the marketing and sale of the fingerprint sensing chips in question.